Morphometric analysis in situ hybridization computer-assisted per specimen each multiplex stain at Banner Desert Medical Center

1400 South Dobson Road, Mesa, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1720011810

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 2, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$332.22

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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$1,268.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$108.14 with Mercy Care vs $1,331.27 with Aetna — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $108.14 ↓ -67%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $108.14 ↓ -67%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $108.14 ↓ -67%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $108.14 ↓ -67%
Health Net Medicaid $108.14 ↓ -67%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $182.64 ↓ -45%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $182.64 ↓ -45%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $182.64 ↓ -45%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $182.64 ↓ -45%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $182.64 ↓ -45%
Humana Medicare Advantage $182.64 ↓ -45%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $182.64 ↓ -45%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $182.64 ↓ -45%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $182.64 ↓ -45%
Health Net Medicare $182.64 ↓ -45%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $182.64 ↓ -45%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $182.64 ↓ -45%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $182.64 ↓ -45%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $182.64 ↓ -45%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $182.64 ↓ -45%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $182.64 ↓ -45%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $182.64 ↓ -45%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $182.64 ↓ -45%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $191.77 ↓ -42%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $191.77 ↓ -42%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $200.90 ↓ -40%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $200.90 ↓ -40%
NaphCare Federal Prison System $246.56 ↓ -26%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $248.39 ↓ -25%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $255.70 ↓ -23%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $270.31 ↓ -19%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $273.96 ↓ -18%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $275.89 ↓ -17%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $301.36 ↓ -9%
United Healthcare UHC Core $311.48 ↓ -6%
United Healthcare Commercial $335.61 ↑ +1%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $395.12 ↑ +19%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $426.05 ↑ +28%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $439.02 ↑ +32%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $443.80 ↑ +34%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $570.60 ↑ +72%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $570.60 ↑ +72%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ MaricopaFocus $664.92 ↑ +100%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $664.92 ↑ +100%
Aetna Medical Rental $668.24 ↑ +101%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $684.72 ↑ +106%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $709.25 ↑ +113%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $744.71 ↑ +124%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $886.56 ↑ +167%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $886.56 ↑ +167%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $886.56 ↑ +167%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $887.60 ↑ +167%
Provider Network of America Commercial $951.00 ↑ +186%
Aetna Joint Venture $1,064.89 ↑ +221%
Aetna Designated Group $1,131.48 ↑ +241%
Aetna Broad Network $1,331.27 ↑ +301%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Morphometric analysis in situ hybridization computer-assisted per specimen each multiplex stain at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $278.96 $108.14 – $951.00
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa $135.68 $108.14 – $951.00
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $179.83 $102.34 – $562.87
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $352.50 $108.14 – $951.00
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $249.63 $108.14 – $442.40
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $264.70 $108.14 – $442.40
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $277.69 $108.14 – $1,014.40
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $290.37 $108.14 – $951.00

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